Have you ever been afraid to use your limited edition products? Share your stories! (And how you overcame any fears/concerns?)

[temptalia_answer]Oh, yes, definitely! When I first started buying makeup, anything with really pretty designs was a bit heartbreaking to use and destroy. Then there were those much-coveted limited edition products that I didn’t want to use up for fear of using it all up! Now, I’m well-versed in destroying designs and the like, and that I confronted out of necessity for reviewing 😉 After awhile, I realized that rather than wear my favorite limited edition products sometimes, I wasn’t wearing them at all, and I learned that things get re-released, dupes exist, and it’s not the end of the world if I have to find a replacement.

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I definitely find myself reaching for some of my LE’s less, but as you mentioned, some shadows have many dupes! I think the only time I would stop using my LE’s would be as soon as I hit pan. I don’t think I’d have the heart to use up every last bit.

to be honest i never really have been except for this one nail polish. i’m so mad at myself for getting a sample size! but i guess if i hunt down and score a limited edition, i’m gonna use it for sure! not every day, though.. just on days when it feels special or appropriate but i’ll use it! i just figure even when it’s gone, eventually there will be something else that is LE and will entice me just as much!

I’m afraid to use everything, it seems. I know I have a mountain of stuff, but they’re all locked in a self-storage unit in a different continent, so I can’t even picture how much I ACTUALLY have. And since A LOT of the stuff I’m using are imported (bought by the spouse in the US then either mailed to me or brought with him when he visits, which is less than once a year), I tend to worry about using things up before I can actually replace them.

I have quite a few MAC shadows that have been depotted that I don’t use, but that’s because the colours are quite wild and I simply don’t wear brights. But I also picked up the palette Chanel released for the holidays last year that has become my ‘baby’; I only wear it on days/nights that I’m wearing contacts and am a little more dressed up. Everyday glasses and hoodies I just use my UD Naked Basics as it’s permanent.

Definitely. I’m also afraid of using my products that aren’t available in Belgium like my Lancôme miel glacé blush or my tarte products. But I still use them beauty products are meant to be used!Judith Recently Posted: Catrice camouflage cream review

I never even hesitate, cause I don’t buy them to just look at them, I buy them to use. I don’t care if they’re ruined, if I want to see how they originally look, I might check their images on the net and always see how they looked before I used them lol

oh yes most definitely! i used to stock pile all my limited edition items and just look at them and never use them at all. i would only use the makeup in my collection that was permanent or easily replaceable. after a while i realize that there will always be new limited edition things that i will want just as much if not more in the future and that using something now and enjoying it is better than letting it collect dust and becoming no longer usable! with all the wonderful limited edition stuff coming out and having no place to put them, i regret not having used and enjoyed all my other stuff first. lesson learned! makeup is for using, not just hoarding and staring at

No, because as you said, things get rereleased and there are plenty of dupes on the market. You need to keep in mind that make up can get bad, that´s what I always tell myself and so it´s better to use things up.

When I first started buying limited edition makeup I was a little leery on using it if it had a pretty design I didn’t want to mess up lol. I’ve gotten over it now but some stuff I still won’t use completely up because I’m not ready to part with it. I’m pretty close to finishing some limited edition lipsticks but until I find a good enough dupe I refuse to hit pan just yet lolfancie Recently Posted: Fancie’s Faves

My Anastasia Lavish palette, just because it’s so pretty to look at. I love how the packaging looks amongst my other palettes and the orange soda & sienna combo are go to crease colours. I haven’t hit pan yet, however when I do, I realize that there are dupes. Considering I rarely/never use moss and black diamond, I’ll have this palette in my collection for a long time……and I read on Anastasia’s Instagram that there’s going to be a limited relaunch of Lavish 🙂